The Roots are set to drop their 11th album, How I Got Over, but group member Black Thought and Questlove said they also have a number of projecting comes as well. “He [Black Thought] has a project that I’m in called the Money Making Jam Boys. The support team of this album is the Money […]
Rapper Lil Kim has joined Jay-Z’s management company, Roc Nation, and Kim’s fellow Brooklynite will executive produce the album as well. A number of sources have reported the news, including gossip blogger Perez Hilton. No formal announcement has been made even though one is expected shortly. “Although she’s seen better days, Lil Kim is ready […]
“Gangsta” rap pioneer Ice-T will speak to dozens of foster youth on May 29th at the Texas Foster Youth Conference, taking place at the Marriott Rivercenter in San Antonio, Texas. Ice-T will speak to the kids about his life experiences on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles, how he dealt with various trials & […]
(AllHipHop News) The man accused of shooting and killing rising rapper Dolla was acquitted of murder charges yesterday (May 22) in a Los Angeles courtroom. A jury acquitted Aubrey Berry, 24, of the charges after less than two days of deliberating and nine days of testimony, which saw Berry take the stand in his own […]
(AllHipHop News) Marion “Suge” Knight’s lawyer has denied reports that the 45-year-old mogul pointed a gun at a man during an argument Wednesday (May 19th) in Los Angeles. Knight was arrested in Gardena by a group of LAPD officers from the Homicide & Robbery Division just after 12:00 AM Thursday morning. The former head of […]
(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com has teamed with Nas and Damian Marley to create the latest episode of the series “The Next 48 Hours.” The webisodes give fans a behind-the-scenes look, as the Nas and Damian Marley promote their new album, Distant Relatives. The concept album features guest appearances by artists like Lil Wayne, K’Naan, Stephen Marley […]
(AllHipHop News) The wife of former drug dealer Frank Lucas was arrested Wednesday (May 19th) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after she allegedly sold 2 kilograms of cocaine to an informant at a hotel. Julianna Farrait, 70, was being recorded on May 11th, when she told the informant that she had two kilos of cocaine […]
(AllHipHop News) Washington, D.C. rapper Wale is being criticized by the organizers of the DC Black Pride festival for canceling his headlining performance at the LGBT event. Wale was supposed to be the headlining performer on Sunday, May 30th during the gay-friendly event, which takes place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in downtown D.C. […]
(AllHipHop News) Pioneering, Miami, Florida rap group 2 Live Crew are working on an album of all new material being produced by Mannie Fresh and former Slip-N-Slide producer Funk Boogie. The new album is titled Just Wanna Be Heard and will be released on Nu Focuz Entertainment/Lil Joe Records, this August. In addition to original […]
(AllHipHop News) Details have emerged in the most recent arrest of rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight. According to reports, Knight was arrested by police in Gardenia, California, after he allegedly waved a gun at another motorist while driving his white Cadillac Escalade. While details are still surfacing, Knight had an altercation with another man on […]
(AllHipHop news) Last night (May 19th), Queial of Da Congressmen addressed allegations that have been rampantly spreading across the net, concerning recent altercations with rappers Waka Flocka and Gucci Mane.Queial, who hails from Atlanta’s Zone 1 on the West Side, is the cousin of rapper Slick Pulla, who has a long running feud Waka Flocka.A […]
(AllHipHop News) Rapper/producer David Banner sat down with AllHipHop.com to explain his motivation behind Gatorade’s commercial “Evolve,” which promotes their new G Series products. Banner and BLACKstreet vocalist Kermit Quinn teamed up create the music for the “Evolve” spot, which was produced and written by David Banner.“What we did was imagine if there were only […]
(AllHipHop News) Former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested by police early this morning in Gardena, California. According to reports, Knight was busted around 1:30 am in Gardena, near 147th street and Crenshaw Boulevard. Over six officers surrounded Knight’s Cadillac Escalade, arrested him and took him to the Los Angeles Police Department’s […]
(AllHipHop News) Prosecutors gave their closing arguments on Tuesday (May 18th) during the trial of Aubrey Berry, the man accused of gunning down Atlanta rapper Dolla, in Los Angeles last year. D.A. Bobby Grace recalled testimony of witness Jose Molina, a parking attendant at P.F. Chang’s, who witnessed the entire shooting, which took place near […]
Earlier today, an upbeat Lil Wayne called up friend and Nino Brown Story DVD collaborator DJ Scoob Doo to reveal the details on his recent contraband violation at Riker’s Island. Last Thursday (May 13), officials confiscated a charger, MP3 player, and headphones from the rapper’s cell. The infraction could result in Wayne remaining in prison […]
(AllHipHop News) Drake has announced he will extend his Away From Home Tour with additional dates in the United States, Canada and Europe. The rapper recently kicked off a second-leg of the tour, with sold out dates in San Francisco (45 minutes), Los Angeles (12 minutes) and Philadelphia (5 minutes), averaging 5,000-7,000 tickets sold per-night. […]
(AllHipHop News) Berkeley, California Hip-Hop group The Pack inked a deal with SMC Recordings it was announced today (May 19th). The group hit big in 2006 with the single “Vans,” which has sold over 300,000 copies since its release. The Pack, which consists of Lil Uno, Stunnaman, Lil B and producer Young L, were formerly […]
(AllHipHop News) A custom watch made by superstar rapper Jay-Z sold for over $220,000 during an auction in New York on Monday (May 17th). Jay-Z attended Audemars Piguet’s “Time to Give” event at the Four Seasons Hotel. A watch he personally designed and sold, was among the celebrity watches sold during the event. The event […]
Rasheeda‘s sorority-styled “BedRock Remix” featuring Kandi, Diamond, Lola Monroeand Antonia “Toya” Johnson caught many people off guard after its late April release. For one, it was an unlikely adaptation, but more so, the song debuted Lil Wayne‘s famed-ex-wife-turned-reality-star, Toya rhyming a decent 16. Expect more where that came from. The Tiny & Toya star tells VIBE.com that she’ll be releasing her own original song […]
(AllHipHop News) Hollywood actor and Delaware native Ryan Phillippe has revealed that he has ambitions to jump into the business of Hip-Hop. According to an article in Women’s Health magazine, Phillippe has been rapping since he was a child and aims to back a rapper in the future. “I rap really well,” Phillippe told Women’s […]
